In
the site survey report it was recommended to arm each man
with an M-1.
1960-upgraded buildings – transmitter building built at base
of tower
16 FEB 1960 – Site Survey declassified - Secret
1965/66 –
6 day war – interrupted station operations – station closed

Photo at the rec bldg near the beach. LTJG Doyle and one of the
crew (left)

Surfs Up -A safe bet I was the only surfer off the African coast
that day

C123 Naples

C123 logistics crew

Tense moments as several Libyan armed vehicles
cruise through the station

Thanks Rich!

The below photos were contributed by Mike Blaschum c./1963

Yes, we had PI in the desert. Conducting the PI is LTJG Sanok &
BMC Willard.Front row from left to right: ENC Hayes, SN Carlson, ET2
Ozolins, SN DeRosia, SN Smith, EN2 Anscombe, HM1 Tomlinson, EM1
Tipps, CS1 Lea and ET1 Woodbury. Don't know about the back row. I
recently made Chief, so I had no uniforms and took the pictures.

Note the wind blowing the neckerchiefs. The
wind always blew there.

What a miserable place!!

The 2 men are Musbah Abduhabbe
Abdullah (mess cook) on the left and Millet Salahmed Bahmud
(cleaning guy) on the right

Two kids

Thanks Mike!

The below was contributed by Wallace Casey c./1964-65

Station Christmas Card c./1964

View from the tower

L to R: Fogg, Skipper, Burg c./Apr 1965

Mr. Schiro and Casey at beach buggy
We made this out of old parts of various vehicles -
it was a moral vehicle

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